The Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC) and the Vancouver Regional Writers Group presents Songstage at the ACT. Songstage is an open mic session where songwriters get to perform their original songs in front of an audience.

Canadian musician and songwriter, Ivan Boudreau, hosts the evenings' mix of eclectic musicians & facilitates discussion on the art and craft of the songwriting process and how to develop live performance skills.

Spin In with the Whonnock WeaversTuesdays: Mar 107:00 - 9:00 p.m.

The Whonnock Weavers and Spinners Guild host a free spin-in Tuesday nights at The ACT, celebrating fibre arts of all kinds. Knitters, weavers, spinners and other fibre artists are welcome, as well as anyone interested in learning about fibre arts. Bring your own supplies and join in the conversation! (Those who are new the fibre arts are welcome to come out and ask questions, but this is a sharing not a teaching environment.)

Holy Wow Poets

Tuesdays: Mar 3 / April 7 / May 5 / June 27:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Come and discover the gifts of listening, the gift of affection, the gift of laughter, the gift of written notes as well as the gift of compliments.

Share your poetic flair or simply sit back and relax over a poetic main stream of steeping tea or coffee... listening to exciting and invigorating Poems and Songs.

How should one behave at a
"banquet"? Criticism of corporate feels pervasive—except among newly
promoted executives (and shareholders). Every aspiring politician promises
"change" but nothing ever seems to. Sentiment about appropriate
taxation and benefits appears to vary with age/earning power. Is greed good
(for you)?

Moderator: Mike Shields

April 23: Baby Boomers vs. Generation X
vs. Millennials

Following "The Greatest
Generation" have been a "Me Generation," an "MTV
Generation" and a "Peter Pan Generation," Are these stereotypes
at all accurate and/or what can be learned from their application? What future
implications do they portend?

Moderator: Mike Shields

May 28: Sex

In notable contrast to other
"human needs," sex is (relatively) ignored, scandalized, worshipped
and demonized. Given diminishing religious doctrine, public sex education,
women's liberation, the pill, obvious marketing manipulation, Internet porn and
social lifestyle tolerance, is a new perspective due?

Moderator: Mike Shields

June 25: The Future of Religion?

Most religions (divinely
inspired or not) explained natural phenomena and provided spiritual guidance.
Yet (arguably) science and social networks now better address these concerns.
As the Pope now acknowledges the Big Bang theory and "radical Islam"
recruits disaffected westerners to jihad/sharia law (but two examples), what
does "our" future hold?

If your artistic medium is the written word, join Golden Ears Writers for a series of adult events and workshops designed to build and nurture our local writing community. With a different focus each month, adults are invited to go to www.facebook.com/goldenearswriters for monthly details.